Newsweek - A new study could shed light on one reason President Donald Trump may have gained ground with minority voters, who previously supported Democrats, in the 2024 presidential race.
Trump's 2024 victory was in part due to his relative strength among Latino, Black and Asian and Pacific Islander voters who have drifted away from Democrats. The question about why these voters shifted rightward has perplexed some on the left, who are seeking to win them back in the 2026 midterms and beyond.
The new study, published this month in Psychological Science, offers one explanation about this phenomenon.
Ethnic minorities were closer in their attitudes about "strong leaders" to right-leaning white Americans compared to left-leaning white Americans, according to the study. Trump has in the past been compared to a "strong leader," defined by the study as leaders who are "tough, ironfisted, and viewed by supporters as dedicated to the pursuit of their goals."
New Republic - President Trump’s 250-year anniversary of America military
parade (which, by complete coincidence, falls on his birthday) will most
likely cost more than the exorbitant $45 million it’s already budgeted
for.
The June 14 parade will feature 6,700 soldiers, 50 in-air helicopters, 34 horses, and 28 massive 70-ton M1 Abrams battle tanks, the latter of which may very well cause serious damage to D.C. city streets, resulting in the parade cost easily eclipsing $45 million.
“If military tanks were used, they should be accompanied with many millions of dollars to repair the roads,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said back in April.
The Trump administration has stated that the federal government will add protections to the roads and pay for damages, adding yet another taxpayer expense to this lavish day.
“As a prevention measure to ensure there are no damages to the roads, one-inch-thick steel plates, varying in size from 4 feet by 8 feet and 8 feet by 20 feet will be placed on the roads at any pivot point and all new rubber tracks will be placed on vehicles,” Army spokesperson Heather J. Hagan told The Intercept. Cleanup and higher police presence costs have also yet to be calculated.
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